Community Engagement Report for developing a National Action Plan Against Racism He Puapua drew on the models outlined in Matike Mai Aotearoa to set out a pathway by which the vision of a Tiriti-based constitutional framework could be achieved by 2040. Several participants said they wanted the government to implement these reports. One commented: I think that a lot of that is expressed in Matike Mai and He Puapua ... If we’re to live in a Tiriti-based constitutional framework, it would give effect to ...tino rangatiratanga and kāwanatanga, having shared governance over shared issues. Then a relational sphere over matters of mutual concern... Giving actual space and effort and resource to ensuring that tino rangatiratanga is actually recognised constitutionally. Another participant thought: Matike Mai does a really amazing job of detailing that at length. So does He Puapua in actually making an action plan towards reality and actualising that in relation to UNDRIP. I know that’s a big thing, but constitutional transformation would be the big one there for me based on the views articulated in He Puapua and Matike Mai. Upholding tino rangatiratanga There were strong calls from participants that in developing a Tiriti-based constitutional framework that tino rangatiratanga must be upheld: “Māori, the first nation people of Aotearoa, have total and absolute power and authority over what is ours, our lands and resources.” A vision for the future was where Māori had an equal share of resources and Māori land was returned: Māori would self-define and exercise authority over their own lives but with equitable resources that are available to its Tiriti partner. We would exercise control over our lands, waters, and resources. By that I mean, an equitable share of lands, waters, and resources. Some participants also spoke of new systems being created with “Māori making the decisions for Māori.” This should take place not only at the constitutional level – where transformation may take time – but also at the national, regional and local levels. The Maranga Mai! report outlines changes that could be made to uphold tino rangatiratanga within the existing constitutional framework. One participant described this vision as “An Aotearoa where Māori exercise a true and authentic Tiriti partnership at every level of every system. Where the Crown doesn't decide for Māori how Māori should live or who Māori are.” New Zealand Human Rights Commission 37